the shows have been getting better and better. more and more solid. i now have the setlist i like. it doesn’t go over my 25 minute time limit and im not rushed. my crowds get bigger every day. during a parking lot bbq i went up to kevin lymon, the head of the whole thing:
me: mister… uh… kevin?
kevin: oh hey mc chris, hey (girl’s name) this is mc chris.
me: i just wanted to say thank you. i’m having a great time and i appreciate being included.
kevin: oh yeah, no i like your show, i watched it yesterday.
me:just wanted to say thanks.
kevin: i liked it.
me: it was cool today they had me right by the exit so the crowd that was leaving at the end of the day had to see me. and i got a huge crowd that way.
kevin: you’re getting plenty on your own.
i shook his hand and left it at that. rode the mongoose to protest the hero’s trailer and hung out kinda floored. denver was cool. there was the el camino trail that said no tresspassing. that means let’s do this thing in mc chris language. it was a river along a sidewalk. and it was kinda magical and quiet and there were little micro dragons and butterflies making erratic loops around the flowers. i like seeking out the little heavens.
two fans took me to wall-e. you had to pick your seats so we couldn’t get good seats at the show i announced on stage, and i don’t think anyone else went. so we went to the next showing and still had to sit up front. in spite of babbling babies right to our left, the movie was something else. i was most impressed by the audience and how wrapped up into the story they were. like they were finally being given a life lesson they all yearned for. my favorite shot was when the tidal wave of rogue robots comes around the corner. it’s seen as a eco morality tale by the blogosphere, but it’s even more general than that. it’s about thinking outside the box. robots learning to love and wave. i did not see the luxor ball or the pizza truck and was far too mesmerized to see a hidden mickey. and the hello dolly stuff was kinda cool and weird and took me back to when my brother was in that play in highschool and i’d sneak backstage or go flirt with the spot light operators.
i loved spiderwick chronicles. i watched it one night on the bus. i wasn’t expecting much and once i saw that there were twins played by charlie chocolate factory, both of them i was like oh no this is gonna suck. but then it turned out to be awesome. it’s written by john sayles. or he took part. and maybe that’s where the awesomeness comes from. i really liked the fencing sister, reminded me of a young amy irving and a old highschool sweetheart/current best friend. charlie did pretty great. and nick nolte, and martin short, and the weeds lady, and joan plowright all did great. even seth rogen was awesome. i have a sneaky suspicion he’s a huge nerd. also checklist:
spooky book check
flashlight check
old masnion check
dumbwaiter to secret room check
escape tunnel via garden shed check
crazy aunt in sanatorium check
trolls, hobgoblins, griffins, and evil dandelions check
and i for one thought the tomato sauce bombs were in effect, awesome sauce.
i liked it a lot. i remember my fans and i were gonna see it but we saw be kind rewind instead. we should’ve done spiderwick.
everyone helped me get the correct info about the movie theater we’re gonna see batman at in cleveland. we’re staying at the cinemark. it’s nine miles away from the warped tour but hopefully everyone can get rides over. i want to do something in between like go to gameworks or dave and busters or the closest equivalent, close to the cinemark. any ideas???
a couple final cool things:
yesterday cops tried to get a discount so they could buy merch and then they were like, he’s just gonna buy weed with this money isn’t he? and jonny replied, nah it’s all an act. good job jonny!
the day before two cops watched my set with big grins on and then they went to the sound guy and asked who i was and said i was good. the cops like me! i should write a song about them.
while i was doing onstar two days ago, this guy was changing the trash and i saw him bobbing his head and then laughing at certain lines. he was paying attention. i guess i should say he was black. (to have anyone black like my stuff is a big deal to me because i never expect it) after the song i pointed him out and told him that he just gave me one of the best moments of my life. then i made the crowd give him a big round of applause. it was awesome. security sat on stage and bobbed their heads too. i’m winning over the staff and the security. that means a lot to me.
kevin lymon walked past my booth and said hi chris yesterday and he watched my set AGAIN. twice in like a week. and the whole angels and airwaves autograph line had to watch the show. so again i had a captive audience. my folsom prison. i of course played my dq blizzard snobots remix with blink samples. BOOM.
we love watching dexter (i love it because i pretend he’s batman) and playing call of duty four split screen. last stand kills own all. broadway calls make great camp friends. even their pic is of them at camp listening to ghost stories. that’s up everywhere and that’s how it feels. we’re having fun, but joey is sick. feel better joey. i’m motherfuckin watching you motherfucker! that’s what we say to each other all the time, because of dokes on dexter. he’s our favorite.
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